Vehicle-headlight.



H. O. KIENINGER VEHICLE HEADLIGHT.

APELIOATION FILED 11.27, 1912.

1,043,843. Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

HERMAN o. KIENINGER, OF POCAHONTAS, MISSOURI.

VEHICLE-HEADLIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

Application filed April 27, 1912. Serial No. 693,706.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN C. KIEN- INGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Pocahontas, in the county of Cape Girardeau andState of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements inVehicle-Headlights, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in vehiclehead-lights, and the object of the invention is to provide novel,improved and simple means for causing the head lights to follow themovements of the front or steering wheels of the vehicle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter in which one or both of the head lights may be easily andquickly disconnected to remain stat-ionary during the turning movementsof the vehicle.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the inventiondetached from the ve hicle, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing thedevice in position on a vehicle.

The headlights or lamps 1 are secured to the supporting forks 2, and thelatter are secured at their bases to the brackets 3. The brackets 3 arecomposed of arms that are downwardly curved and formed with shorthorizontal parts 3, which latter are continued upwardly at an incline at4:, then horizontally at 5, and downwardly at an incline at 6, theinclined parts 6 terminating below the horizontal part 3' and one ofsame is hinged at 7 to a horizontal link 8. The hinged link 8 is slottedat 9 at its free or rear end. The other bracket is similar inconstruction to that described, but it has an integral rearwardlyextending horizontal portion 10 in lieu of the hinged link 8 that thefirst mentioned bracket has. A U- shaped clip 11 is pivoted at 12 to therear free end of the portion 10 and has a threaded aperture in itsclosed end in which the threaded end of a rod 13 is adjustably engaged.The opposite end of the rod 13 is secured by pin 14 to a U-shaped clip15 which latter is slotted at 16 to receive the pin 17 that is carriedby the clamp 18 rigidly secured to the steering rod. 19. The free end ofthe link 8 is also passed through the clip 15 and the pin 17 engagesthrough the slot 9 of link 8 as well. A brace 20 is connected at 21 tothe horizontal part 3 of each bracket and has its opposite end turneddownwardly at 22 and secured at 23 to the downwardly inclined portion 6.

The radiator support 24 has one of its ends engaged on its top face withone end of a spring arm 25 that has a hook 26 formed on its free end,which arm 25 is capable of being depressed to permit the free end andthe hook thereon to enter the slot 9 of the link 8, when the latter israised to the dotted line position depicted in the drawings and to holdsame raised. \Vhen the link 8 is in the dotted line position shown inthe drawings, the lamp at the right hand side of Fig. 1 will remainstationary, while the other lamp will continue to partake of themovements of the steering mechanism. Should it be desired to disconnectthe lamp atthe left of Fig. 1, as well, it is merely necessary to eitherremove the pin 12, or disengage the clip 15 from the pin 17. It will bealso seen from the above that both lamps are connected to and operatedfrom a single point on the steering rod of the vehicle. A bolt 27 hasits head 28 abutting the under face of the brace 20, and has a nut 29thereon which engages between the top face of the horizontal part 5 ofthe bracket and the under face of the radiator support 24, a nut 30being mounted on the bolt 27 at its top end which nut holds the springarm 25 in place and also holds the bolt to the radiator support.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with a steering rod, a pair of pivoted lamp carryingbrackets, a pin on the rod, means to connect one bracket with said pinand means to connect the other bracket with said pin, said lastmentioned means including a hinged link which is slot-ted to receive thepin and which is disengageable therefrom, and a spring arm having itsfree end for engagement in the slot of the link to hold the latter inraised position.

2. In combination with a steering rod, and a pin thereon, a pair ofpivoted lamp brackets, one of the lamp brackets having a rearwardlyextending integral portion and the other having a hinged slotted linkconnected thereto the slot of which is for the reception of the pin, arod connected to the free end of the horizontal portion of the firstnamed bracket, and a slotted element connected to the other end of thelast named rod and having its slot for the reception of said pin.

3. In combination with a steering rod, and a pin thereon, a pair ofpivoted lamp brackets, one of the lamp brackets having a rearwardlyextending integral portion and the other having a hinged slotted linkconnected thereto the slot of which is for the reception of the pin, arod connected to the free end of the horizontal portion of the firstnamed bracket, and a slotted element connected to the other end of thelast named rod and having its slot for the reception of said pin, and aspring arm adapted to engage in the slot of the link to hold the latterin inoperative position.

4. In combination, with a steering rod, a pair of lamp carrying bracketspivoted between their ends, each bracket having its rear end extendingat substantially right angles to the steering rod, a member on saidsteering rod connected to the rear end of one of said brackets, and arod extending approximately parallel to said steering rod connected tothe rear end of the other of said brackets and to said member.

5. In combination, with a steering rod,

a pair of pivoted lamp carrying brackets,

a member on the steering rod directly connected with the rear end of oneof said brackets, and a rod connected to the rear end of the otherbracket and to said member.

6. In combination, with a steering rod, a pair of pivoted lamp carryingbrackets, one of said brackets having a movable part, a member on thesteering rod having detachable connection with said movable part, meansto connect said member with said movable part, means to independentlyconnect the other bracket with said member, and means to hold saidmovable part in rigid position when disconnected from said member of:the steering rod.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HERMAN C. KIENINGER.

Witnesses D. G. THOMPSON, HENRY W. PU'rz.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

